Shoe-heel.



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SHOE HEEL.l

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To all whom it may wonnmn vBe it known that I, TownsoN l-lAifn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Orlando, in the county of Orange and State ofFlorida, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Heels, of which the following is a specification.

`My present invention relates generally7 to shoe heels and particularly to cushion heels,

its length of life and my object being the provision of a .cushion heel which will be durable and lasting and which will wear evenly and uniformly during use both for the purpose of increasing preserving generally the saine appearance throughout such life.

. yMy invention is applicable with equal facility to shoesfor both men and women and with butl'slight modification, such as I will later describe.

In the accompanying drawings illustratingmy present invention,

Figure 1 is a side view illustrating the -practical application of my invention" to.

the heel of womens shoes.

Fig. 2 is the vertical section taken subetantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a topplanfview of the lower bearing plate.

Fig. 4 1s a 'bottoni plan view of the up-` per bearing plate.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the tread l plate.

. ticularly to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, my invention proposes a construction including a lower tread plate, 10, upper and lower bearing plates, l1 and 12 respectiwely.I and a cushion member, 13, which is interposed vand held between the tread plate, 10, and

the lower bearing plate, 12.

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The bearing plates 11 and 12 have their inner opposing faces provided with annular flanges, 14 and 15 respectively, which are disposed in abutting relation -so as to thus reduce their contacting areas and consequently the friction therebetween. Both Specification or Letters Patent.

'Talented Illini'. 1, 1919..

i Application filed August 28, 1918.' Serial No. 251,860.

of these bearing plates have circular openings, 16, and in addition thereto the upper bearing plate, 1G, has a series of small openings, 17, around its circular opening for the reception of nails and like fastening members, 18, which4 are driven upwardly into the upper solid portion, 1.9-, roi the shoe heel rigidly attached in a suitable manner to the shoe, 20, as Seen in Fig. 1.

The tread plate, 10, has a circular opening, 21, and is provided with a counter-bore upon its lower surface by virtue oi' a depending annular flange, 92, and a single connecting member, 23, in the present instance in the forni of a screw, extends upwardly through the opening, 2.1, of the tread plate,` its lower head, 24, being counter-sunk in the lower face of the tread plate and its upper portion being extended through the circular opening, 16, of the two bearing plates as well as through a circular opening of the cushion, 13, and finally into the upper rigid portion, 19, oiz the shoe heel so that with the upper bearing plate, 11, securely fastened as previously described, thc lower bearing plate together with the tread plate and the cushion a're rotatable as a unit upon the connecting member or stud, 9.3, so that the lower face of the tread plate, 10, will be subjected to uniform, even wear so as to both increase its life and preserve its appearance' during its life.

As applied to mcns shoes my invention is but slightly different from the above construction, upper and lower tread plates, 11e

and 12a, being utilized with engaging annular flanges, 14a and 15a, and with a lower tread plate, 10, with a dependent annular flange, 22a, a cushion, 13, being interposed between the tread plate, 10a, and the lower bearin plate, 12, and receiving the lower heade end, 24?, of the connecting member or stud, 23a. Y

The upper bearing plate, 11, is however provided with a depending hub or sleeve, 11", which extends downwardly through the lower bearing plate, 12, and into the upwardly projecting hub or sleeve, 10", of the bearing plate, and the upper end of the hub or sleeve 11", which is internally threaded to receive the upper threaded end of the connectin member or stud', .23%, also has longi tudina slots arranged with a line as to 1ongitudinal slots, 23", of the connecting meznber or stud as seen in Fig. t, for the reception of a U-shaped locking member, 25,l

-upper bearing plate is rigidly secured to the heel portion of the shoe by means 'of nails'or other fastening members extending through openings of the upper bearing plate, 11,

just as previously described in connection with the nails or fastening members, 18, and the construction in Fig. G is therefore adapted to operate iii substantially the same manner and with equal facility as the construe tion of Fig. 2. The construction ot' Fig. as applied to mens shoes, is however somewhat heavier and ot' greater strength, as will be observed,aiid a second cushion, 26, is

Ipreferably utilized between the upper bearing plate, ll, and the heel portion of the shoe propel'.

I claim:

1. A .sliceheel having a lower tread plate, a pair of upper abutting bearing plates, a cushion between said tread plate and the lower bearing plate, means for securing the upper bearing plate to a shoe, and a single central connecting member joining the several plates and the cushion, upon which the tread plate, cushion, and lower bearing plate are rotatable.

2. A shoe heel having a lower tread plate, a pair of upper bearing plates in movable contact, a cushion between the tread plate and the lower bearing plate, means for rigidly securingthe upper bearing plate to a shoe, and a vertical stud, upon which the other plates and the cushion are rotatable, havinga lower head, the tread plate being melissa upper bearing plate to a shoe, and a Single central connecting member joining the seV-.

eral plates and the cushion, upon which the tread plate,

are rotatable, said tread plate havingya dependingflange therearound, for the Apurpose described.

4. A shoe heel having a lower tread plate, a pair of upper abutting bearing plates, a cushion between said tread plate and the lower bearing plate, means for securinO the cushion, and lower bearing plate upper bearing plate to a shoe, and a single central connecting member'joining the several plates and the cushion, upon which the tread plate, cushion, and lower bearing plate are rotatable, said bearing plates'having relatively engaging annular flanges to reduce their contacting areas.,

5. A shoe heel having a lower tread plate and a pair of upper bearing plates in movable Contact, a cushion between the tread plate and the lower bearing plate, a vertical connecting stud extending Centrally through the several plates and the cushion,having a lower yhead engaging the tread plate and having its upper end securely fastened to the upper bearing plate, and means to rigidly secure the upper bearing plate to a slice'.A

all as described.

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